Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The budget in a few words

I see absolutely nothing that National is doing which is addressing that fundamental problem. It’s all window-dressing and being awfully careful not to alienate any beneficiaries of state largesse (beneficiaries in the broad sense).

The big ticket items which you would need to hit to address over-taxation and over-spending have all been declared off-limits by John Key so just 18 months into his first term as PM it’s clear that his vision is no more than carefully managing Labour’s legacy so that in, say, 5 years time we will get Labour back into office and they can pick up where they left off.

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Semi-retired, enjoying the rural lifestyle, watching the grass grow and keeping a watchful eye, via my wireless connection at dialup speeds, on the world of rampant local and central government bureaucracy...